James Dwyer

James Dwyer, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities. He also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Public Health and serves on the Ethics Consultation Service. He earned a doctorate in philosophy at the University of California, Irvine.

In addition to teaching at Upstate Medical University, Dr. Dwyer often lectures and teaches abroad. In recent years, he has lectured in Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, Pakistan, and Taiwan. In 2011-2012, he received a Fulbright Scholar Grant to teach at the College of Medicine at National Taiwan University. Dr. Dwyer is a board member of the international Association of Bioethcs and coordinates its Environmental Bioethics Network.

His research focuses on broad issues about social justice, ethical responsibility, and ethics education. His recent work addresses ethical concerns about global health, health inequalities, environmental sustainability, migration, and social change. His writings have appeared in the Hastings Center Report,Bioethics, Academic Medicine, and the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.